Bandage



R. JACKS.

(No Model.)

BANDAGE.

Patented Aug. 6,1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

RICHARD JACKs, CE QUINCY, CALIFORNIA.

BAN DAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,062, dated August6, 1895. Application filed December 15. 1894. Serial No. 531,966. (Nomodel.)

.To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD JACKs,a citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Plumas and State of California,have invented a new and useful Sanitary Hood, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to a sanitary hood or night-cap adapted to be wornin sleep to hold the mouth closed and cause breathing to be accomplishedthrough the nostrils, or in accordance with nature, and, furthermore,toprovide improved means whereby the lower jaw is held in a naturalposition without unnecessary restraint and without interfering withopening the mouth when it is desirable.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel featuresV thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hood embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a rear view. Fig. 3 is a view of the frame relievedof the fabric and connections which are attached thereto. Fig. 4 is adetail vertical section through the chin-pad and the contiguous portionsof the hood.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a head or temple loop, preferably formed of wirehavingsufcient pliability to provide for bending to accurately conform totheshape of the head ofthe wearer, and hinged or pivotally connected to theextremities of the said loop or the sides of a horizontal or chin loop2, the free ends of which are adapted to approach each other at the backof the lower portion of the head or neck. The pivotal connection betweenthe temple-loop and the chin-loop is formed by interlocking eyes 3 and 4in the wire forming said loops. The temple-loop is provided at each sidewith an additional eye 5 and the chin-loop is provided in front of itspivotal point with similar eyes 6, and connecting the temple loop withthe chin-loop in advance of its pivotal point, and attached at theirextremities to said eyes 5 and 6, are the contractile or' elastic straps7. The rear portion of the frame thus constructed is provided with acovering 8 of fabric to envelop the rear portion of the head of thewearer, said covering being .secured at its front edge to thetemple-loop and at its lower edge to the portion of the chin-loop inrear of its pivotal point. Adjusting cords or tapes 9 are attached tothe rear ends of the horizontal or chin loop and additional cords ortapes 10 are secured to the covering near the top thereof, said cords ortapes being adapted to be tied at the rear of the neck and head,respectively, to cause the covering to t the head snugly and prevent thehood from slipping lforward.

Attached at its upper end to the center of the front portion of thechin-loop is a chin- .pad 11 adapted to bear against the chin ofthewearer and .thus form a cushion to avoidinconvenience or discomfort,said pad bemg held to its place by means of a supportingapron 12. Thisapron is divided at its center to form the opposite side iaps ofcurtains 12a and 12b, having the upper and lower cords or tapes 13 and14, which extend through keepers 15 and 16 on the outer side ofthe padand are adapted to be tied to support the pad with the desired pressureagainst the chin of the wearer.

When the parts are adjusted to cause the pad to bear with an easy andfirm pressure against the chin, the lower jaw of the Awearer is held inits natural position without muscular eifort, whereby when the musclesare relaxed, as in sleep, the fallingof the jaw is prevented. At thesame time the wearer may open the mouth by overcoming the resistanceoered by the contractile or elastic straps which connect the chin to thetempleloop'.

The sanitary advantages to be derived by maintaining the mouth closedand breathing through the nose in sleep are too well known to requireenumeration, it being an acknowledged fact that many of the pulmonarytroubles and diseases are due to breathing through the mouth in sleep,and it being an incontestable fact that it is this breathing through themouth which causes snoring and results in dryness of the throat, themouth, and lips.

It will be obvious that the covering, pad, apron, and similar parts ofthe hoodr may be made of any desirable fabric or IieXible ma- IOOterial, either plain or ornamental, to suit the taste of the wearer.

In practice various changes in the form, proportion, and the minordetails of construction maybe resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a device ot' the classdescribed, the combination ot' a frame having a temple-loop, adapted toextend over the front of the head, a chin-loop having its sidespivotally connected atintermediate points to the extremities of thetemple-loop, and adapted to extend around the back of the head, acontract ile or elastic strap connecting the front portion of thechin-loop with the sides ot' the temple-loop, to hold the loops normallyin perpendicular planes, and a pad carried by the chin-loop to supportthe lower jaw oi' the wearer, substantially as specified.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a frameh'aving temple and chin-loops, and means for securing them upon the headof a wearer, of a pad to support the lower jaw of the wearer, an apronattached to the chin-loop for supporting the pad, and means forvertically adjusting the intermediate portion of the apron to vary thepressure of the pad, substantially as specified.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with connectedtemple and chinloops, and means for securing them to the head of awearer, of .a pad to support the lower jaw of the wearer, an apronhaving opposite flaps connected at. their outer ends to the chin-1oopand extending under the pad,` keepers or loops on the outer surface ofthe pad, and cords or tapes attached to the free edges of the fiaps,extending through said keepers or loops, on the pad and adapted to betied beneath to support the pad in the desired position to exert therequisite pressure against the jaw, substantially as specified.

4. In a device of the class described, the

, combination of pivotally connected temple and chinloops constructed otpliable metal, whereby they may be bent to conform to the head of tbewearer, contractile or elastic straps connecting the front portion ofthe chin-loop to an intermediate part of the temple-loop, means forsecuring said loops in operative positions upon the head, and a padcarried by the chin-loop for supporting the lower jaw, substantially asspecified.

5. The combination of a temple-loop, a chin-loop pivotally connected atits sides to the extremities of the temple-loop and extending in rearthereof, cords or tapes at tached to the extremities of the cl1in-loopand adapted to be tied in rear ot the head of the wearer, contractile orelastic straps connecting the front portion of the chin-loop to anintermediate part of the temple-loop, a pad supported by the chin-loopto bear against the lower jaw, a covering of fabric attached at itsfront edge to the temple-loop and at its lower edge to the rear portionof the chinloop, and cords or tapes for taking up the laek ot thecovering, substantially as speci- In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own I have hereto ailxed my signature in the presence ottwo witnesses.

l RICHARD JACKS.

Vitnesses:

J. H. WHI'rLooK, J. H. I-IoUoK.

